A kitchen fire at the Canterbury Square apartments on Lovington Drive closed John R. Road in both directions between Maple Road and 14 Mile Saturday afternoon in Troy. (Andrew Kidd/The Oakland Press)

TROY >> A kitchen fire at the Canterbury Square apartments on Lovington Drive closed John R. Road in both directions between Maple Road and 14 Mile Saturday afternoon in Troy.

Troy Fire Department Assistant Chief David Roberts said the fire was severe enough that it was upgraded to two-alarm status, with three stations responding.

Despite the scale of the fire, there were no major injuries, Roberts said, and most tenants were able to evacuate safely.

“We upgraded the incident and called for more help,” he said. “We ended up rescuing three people. Everybody’s okay; they were treated at the scene.”

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The fire affected all 16 units in a building on the complex’s west side. The first floor unit where the fire originated suffered heavy damage and extended to the second floor unit above it. Other units in the building suffered heavy smoke damage.

While firefighters suspect the fire started in the kitchen, Roberts said a specific cause was still undetermined and an investigation is still underway.